Simpson, originally from Eccles in Greater Manchester, pinned Ms Ward to the floor and throttled her during a furious bust-up at her home in nearby Worsley in December 2014.

Ms Ward, who has a three-year-old daughter with the footie ace, refused to give evidence against him at the trial.

And she later issued a statement insisting Simpson was a 'good man'.

Today, Simpson's lawyer Gary Ryan told a district judge at Manchester Magistrates' Court how journalists had twice discovered where the footie player had been doing his unpaid work.

Mr Ryan also insisted a curfew would be "unfair and unjust" given Simpson's work commitments with his team in next season's Champions League competition and various games involving Barcelona and Paris St Germain over the summer.

He suggested a fine would be an appropriate penalty for the minted footballer.

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But District Judge Alexandra Simmons said while press intrusion had prevented Simpson from carrying out his unpaid work, a fine would be "no punishment".

The Judge added that the sentence for attacking Ms Ward was "richly deserved" and there must still be a restriction of liberty.

Simpson shook his head as the original sentence was revoked and the new curfew imposed.

He will be electronically monitored and must wear a tag on his ankle at the house in Swinton, Salford.

Simpson first begun working in an Age UK charity shop in Eccles, parking his £200,000 Lamborghini round the corner.

But the work placement then attracted press attention and photographers, Mr Ryan said.

Purple Futures, a contracted out, privately-run community rehabilitation company handling Simpson's probation, stopped the placement saying it was "no longer suitable or viable".

Simpson was then placed working at the HQ of Purple Futures, working with people with learning difficulties, doing eight hours a week, four hours each on Mondays and Thursdays, which had a "positive and humbling" effect on the defendant, Mr Ryan said.

But once again the press tracked him down with reporters quizzing other cons working alongside Simpson.

Mr Ryan said no suitable alternative placement could be found.

"For no fault of his own he can't serve the sentence that the court imposed upon him," he told the court.